Killing sierra separated by just a few feet. They know this is the highest stakes case we have in our society, its a big burden on this skrur. Reporter the jury of six women and six men ask given deliberations on friday. Ultimately everybody would like to have the same result and that is justice for sierra and also the return of sierra to her loving family. Reporter the jury must decide if Garcia Torres is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Members of the volunteer search team who hoped to find sierra or her remains still harbor resentment. To be a young, young girl like that and being defenseless and have this big monster on top of you, hurting you, its frightening. Reporter in san jose, david lui, abc7 news. And when the jurys verdict is announced, well have it on our app. A truck that suddenly swerved into oncoming traffic caused a fourvehicle crash in the east bay. Police say that truck hit a blue jeep and a silver car head on. The driver of the White Monte Carlo had nowhere to go,
Arguments in the trial of antonin Garcia Torres of killing sierra lamar, five years ago near morgan hill. As details of the case are laid out one last time, emotions are running very high. Abc7 News Reporter david lui has been at the courthouse all day. Reporter in a matter of days, a jury at this courthouse will decide whether or not antonin Garcia Torres is guilty or not of killing sierra lamar, even though sierra disappeared five years ago, jurors were reaching for tissues as they heard the details of 24 troubling case. This is the last time for the prosecutor and the Defense Attorneys to convince the jury of antonin Garcia Torres innocence or guilt. The evidence is based on circumstance because sierra lamars body has not been found. Sierras father steve maintained a daily presence in court, her mother marlene took the witness stand early in the trial. In court they sat just a few feet from the man accused of killing sierra separated by just a few feet. They know this is the highest
The building owners by allowing people to live there. That they illegally held unpermitted events with large groups of people and on the night of the fire, the da says, the men purposefully blocked one of the exits from the second story, leaving the only way out a staircase of highly flammable pallets. The nearly impossible labyrinth of the defendants making to get out of that building. Eric name and harriss actions were thaegs their actions were reckless. The family of the 36 victims have been waiting for, and got the news this morning. The parents are very emotional when they heard the news. They have been waiting for it, and now when it finally happened, there is a sense of relief that something is being done. Reporter they want more, the attorney from 11 of the victims families says they want criminal charges filed against the property owners. The District Attorney says her investigation is done, though. And no more chargeerize pending. Charges are pending. Those families will have
The fall forecast at 18 minutes after the hour. For now, back to jacqueline. We have an accident along 101 southbound in woodside. No longer blocking the lanes and a heads up that you may see flashing lights as you go out the door as part of your morning commute. A wind advisory in place. Both hands on the wheel and keep a firm grip across the span. A wind advisory in effect for the san mateo bridge and the bay bridge. Be careful as you make your way out the door on your monday morning commute. Back to you. Sky drone5 shows a stretch of highway 17 badly damaged by winter storms and drivers can expect that the crews will begin repair work. Sandra osborne is live alongside highway 17 with the details. Sandra . Drivers can expect 30 minute delays later this morning as construction begins. Caltrans said it is necessary as they work to repair the highway. Sky drone5 gives a birds eye view of some of the work caltrans has cut out for them. This hillside that had the mudslide is over four sto
Here is meteorologist lisa argen. And it looks beautiful with the golden sun and right now the temperatures are comfortable. Live doppler 7 showing fogfree conditions and at our east bay hills camera, it looks hazy. A spare the air alert day. Second one of the season. 64 in San Francisco. 71 in san jose and upper 60s in Mountain View but 54 at half moon bay. So the breeze above 2,000 feet. Helping this morning but by this afternoon, it is just going to be hot in marin county. Mid60s. 73 in concord and up everywhere compared to 24 hours ago, 2 to 9 degrees. So with a warm start and a heat advisory through thursday, we are in this really uncompromising fo uncompromising position for a while with heatrelated illness possible and limit your out door activity and stay hydrated and wear light clothes and pets and seniors anita need extra care. And 90s by noontime and well talk about when the heat eases coming up. Jessica, thank you. And breaking news, for the last hour, look at, this the boy